Building community resilience

Business preparedness lessons in the case of Adapazarı, Turkey

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3897668
AutoresEzgi Orhan (0000-0002-9124-7812, Assistant Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning Pamukkale University Denizli Turkey, autor correspondente)
Ano2016
Volume40
Fascículo1
Páginas45-64
Data de publicação2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDisasters (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/disa.12132
PMID26271477
OpenAlexW1779039263
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências citadas25

The lack of attention paid to businesses in disaster management systems from the standpoint of state policies hampers efforts to build community resilience. This paper examines, therefore, the extent of business preparedness for disasters. Empirical research was conducted in Adapazarı, Turkey, 13 years after the İzmit earthquake, which struck the northwest of the country on 17 August 1999, claiming the lives of some 17,000 people. For the study, 232 firms were selected to inquire about their preparedness before and after the event. It is hypothesised that business preparedness is influenced by the following set of variables: business size; business sector; business age; financial condition prior to the disaster; occupancy tenure; market range; education level; and previous disaster experience. In line with the findings of the research, a policy framework is constructed to rationalise the allocation of resources for building resilience at the aggregate level by facilitating business preparedness

Business · Community resilience · Disaster preparedness · Economic growth · Economics · Emergency management · Management · Political science · Preparedness · Public relations · Resilience (materials science · Resource (disambiguation · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management · Marketing